biography
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Rice, Dan
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originally Daniel McLaren
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| male
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| lived:
| (1823–1900)
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| biography:
| Clown, born in New York City, New York, USA. Originally a stableboy and jockey, his act featured his trick horse, Excelsior, weight lifting feats, and homespun orations during his heyday in the 1860s–1870s. His crackerboy commentaries on the contemporary scene prefigured many later comedians' routines. |
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